Wednesday, 20 October 2004
Vote: Bills — Animal Welfare (Restriction on Docking of Dogs' Tails) Bill
— First Reading
🗳️ That the motion be agreed to
Moved by
Dianne Yates
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Hamilton East)
DIANNE YATES (Labour—Hamilton East): I move, That the Animal Welfare (Restriction on Docking of Dogs’ Tails) Bill be referred to the Government Administration Committee. Read more →
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(76 Ayes – 40 Noes – 4 Absent)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| Green Party | 9 | 0 |
| Māori Party | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 51 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 24 |
| Progressive | 2 | 0 |
| United Future | 0 | 8 |